The First Traffic Violence Widower is Now President
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Joe Biden is president — the first one in U.S. history who's lost a child and a spouse to our national traffic violence epidemic.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Joe Biden
Four Big Questions about Biden's Transportation Relief
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Transit advocates are applauding President-elect Biden's COVID-19 relief plan, but wonder whether it will be enough to save the green modes that millions of Americans rely on.
Unpacking Biden's 'Climate-Change' Cabinet
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Pete Buttigieg drew most of the attention earlier this week, but two other key cabinet appointments this week could signal that electric vehicles remain at the center of the President-elect's climate strategy — despite evidence that transit, walking and biking is far more critical to cutting greenhouse gases.
Don’t Hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT Chief
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Announcing Emanuel as your choice would almost certainly fill the streets of Chicago with hundreds or thousands of justifiably angry protesters. You really don't want to kick off your administration that way.
Why is Cuomo Messing with the Gateway Project?
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The Big Dog thinks he knows the best plan for an essential, but long-stalled, rail project. What is he doing?
Can NYC Congestion Pricing Still Happen in 2021?
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Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.